Our purpose is to imagine and implement West Woodlawn gardens of all kinds – kitchen, backyard, school, church, community, indoor, outdoor, food, flowers, commercial, and their related food enterprises and markets; along the way to learn the meanings/methods of food security; to begin exploring increased household income via Green-Village-Building™ and answering the questions of The West Woodlawn Village Botanic Garden & Village Farm: how many households could we feed, how many businesses/jobs c …

All parents of City Garden Early Childhood Center are welcome to join this private meet up group. An important aspect of Waldorf education is community. In the words of Rudolf Steiner, "A healthy social life is found only, when in the mirror of each soul the whole community finds its reflection, and when in the whole community the virtue of each one is living". This group was created to provide parents at City Garden easy access to other families, school events, Waldorf educational opportunities …

Meet and work with other locals who are interested in helping to create our suburban walkway into a community garden that is a meeting place for locals and visitors to enjoy and vist often! To see how the walkway began/evolved, click on the ABOUT US button on the left side of this home page. Also, click on the PHOTOS button to see the scrapbook photos of the families, kids and pets that visited the Walkway during the summer! When opening the PHOTOS page, remember to scroll down, down, down.. …

We help people living happy, healthy lives.... simple gardening, simple solutions.

Food for the body and the brain! Do you care about environmental issues in the Chicago region? The Morton Arboretum does too - and we're coming to your neighborhood to talk about today's hottest environmental topics! The Arboretum's “Zone 5 Science Cafés” bring local experts and interested citizens together in the comfortable atmosphere of the café at your local Whole Foods Market and other regional locations. Share opinions, ideas, and plans for the future as you discuss cutting edge environm …

We decided to start this group to create an opportunity to meet new, creative people, plus help out a very deserving non-profit organization by volunteering to help- Chicago Urban Art Retreat Center.  CUARC is totally run by volunteers. Some come once, some once in awhile, and some help out once a week or more. This meet-up population will be focused on coming together and sharing our talents in a positive way--whether that be painting (artful, or home-improvement), gardening, organizing a fund …

What is permaculture?“Permaculture is a design system based on ethics and principles which can be used to establish, design, manage and improve all efforts made by individuals, households and communities towards a sustainable future.” - David Holmgren, co-creator of permaculture.The goal of permaculture is to care for the earth and each other by creating harmonious and mutually beneficial relationships through observation of and working with the existing patterns of nature. It can be applied in …

Judaism is based on many gardening practices. We are a Jewish vegetable & fruit urban farmette with chickens. This is a fun way to become aware of and involved with the progressive jewish community in chicago. Open to everyone: singles, couples, families. Come for a sense of community, leave with veggies, fruits, maybe even some eggs. You can also learn about the sustainability & food justice communities. Hope to see you at one of our events soon!

A place for folks to talk about, plan, and share tips and resources about growing vegetables, fruits and herbs in Chicago -- whether in containers or in the ground, on a deck or patio or in the yard, on a large scale or small.

Are you interesting in creating a positive, eco-friendly change in Chicago, but need a few more people to join your environmental cause? You have come to the right place! This group's aim is to provide a support network, where we can objectively discuss ideas for green living and create an action plan to put these sustainable ideas in motion for our community.

Powerful, beautiful, successful and feminine! Do you think of yourself as a Professional Lipstick Lesbian and wonder where all the other Chicago lipstick lesbians are? Well we hope to meet and congregate here with this group. The first and foremost aim of this group is to have fun! Do you enjoy mani’s and pedi’s, current fashion trends, local trendy restaurants, make up, heels, fine wine, live music, an occasional night out dancing? We are a very small, selective group of attractive, 25 - 50, fe …

Outdoor Afro is a social community that reconnects African-Americans with natural spaces and one another through recreational activities such as camping, hiking, biking, birding, fishing, gardening, skiing — and more! Outdoor Afro disrupts the false perception that black people do not have a relationship with nature. We remember our history in nature, leverage social media, and support relevant local leadership to create interest communities, events, and partnerships that support diverse partici …

Support Group where we encourage, network, and provide resources for single mothers at every meeting. We meet once a month, during the school year,  on Sundays from 12:30-2:30 p.m. We offer day care for the children AFTER our luncheon from 1:15-2:30 p.m It usually is the second Sunday of each month, in the Garden Room of the Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church at 149 W Brush Hill Rd, Elmhurst, IL 60126.We are located next to the new Elmhurst Memorial Hospital. Our Mission is to provide encouragem …

Having seen many groups of like minded individuals come and go through the years a group of us have gotten together to model a new Chicagoland Power Team after the best of the best. We have done research and found what works best for this type of group. The founders Deb, Tammy, Mike and Chuck are committed to providing a group that will enhance all of our lives. For those that are fans of Tony Robbins and personal growth and development. We are planning monthly get gatherings to network, build s …

"Stranger, here you do well to tarry; Here our highest good is pleasure" Join a gathering of Friends to discuss applied Epicurean philosophy; the research, science and philosophy of happiness; simple living, frugality, self-sufficiency; ataraxia, living the pleasant life and the analysed life, even perhaps gardening and other Epicurean interests as presented in the webpage for the International Society of Friends of Epicurus: societyofepicurus.com/ For more on Epicureanism, you may visit newepic …

This is a book club dedicated to exploring great writings about the environment. We will discuss both the great past works and their influence on society as well as explore the pioneering notions and ideas found in the present literature.  Field trips, lectures and other activities will supplement the reading (or provide a way for our fellow Naturalist Book Lovers to get to know each other better).

This group is designed to help connect Families, Teachers and Friends of Suder Montessori School for events and activities. All groups associated with Suder Montessori are welcome to utilize the calendar and message board. The PTA, The Suder Social Group, volunteering within the school as well as the Suder Peace Garden are listed here along with impromptu gatherings, playground play-dates, and much more. Our goal is to strengthen and enhance our Suder Community through active friendships, cooper …

*Hi Everyone, **This meetup group is currently a work in progress.  We're not sure yet as to how we will end up *using this tool.  For the most up to date information about Transition Rogers Park please check *out transitionrogerspark.org**Milton* A People's Movement! Three of the toughest challenges facing humankind at the beginning of the 21st century are climate change, peak oil, and the economy. Transition Rogers Park, a local initiative built upon the foundation of the global Transition T …

The Outdoor Bird Care Society is a group of people who care about birds! Some members feed birds and some plant shrubs, gardens and trees for birds. Some of us are birders who enjoy watching migrations. Together we advocate for birds lobbying for habitat. We are primarily an  education and advocacy group of bird lovers. This group is an international web group of bird lovers. If you wish to help birds in the Chicago area please contact one the bird organizations below. If you are in the Chicago …

The IMA is comprised of mycologists and laypeople from all walks of life who share a common interest in the study of mushrooms. Individual members often have specific areas of interest and expertise, including mushroom foraging, taxonomy, cultivation, mycoremediation, mycorrhizas, medical mycology, yeasts, lichens, food spoilage, fermented foods, plant diseases, symbioses with animals, and edible, poisonous, and entheogenic fungi. If you are new to mushrooming, joining a mushroom club will give …

Welcome to this group of Natural Building enthusiasts, professionals, and fans.  All members are welcome to hold meetings ranging from building cob ovens in community gardens, to helping build strawbale houses, to watching and discussing natural building videos and taking natural building tours throughout the midwest. Why? Because there are very real opportunities to learn Natural building technologies both through dialogue and study and through hands on practucums, and your interest can become …

This is a group of individuals who are eating raw from just starting to all raw food. Some individuals are struggling to stay on the raw food diet. Some come to the group just curious to find what is it like to eat raw food. Some eat 100% raw foods.

Would you like to be part of a team of volunteers working together towards a common goal and creating positive change? Our Meetup group's mission is to brainstorm ideas, do research, fund-raise and ultimately establish Have A Heart Farm, a much-needed Midwest animal and community services sanctuary in Northern Illinois/Wisconsin. Have A Heart Farm will be a place for rescued farm animals as well as domestic. The features will include an education center on animal welfare and environmental issues …

We are a Chicago resource community for moms, dads and families passionate about conscious parenting, holistic health and sustainable living. We create events and projects to bring people together, educate, have fun and build lasting memories! We also have a new group called NATURE BABES: Inspired by being Earth lovers ourselves and reading the book "Last Child in the Woods" by Richard Louv, we have come to the conclusion: WE WANT TO GET OUTSIDE!  All year round; and not just to the playgrou …

Transition Jeff Park Jefferson Park - Portage Park neighbors: Are you interested in issues of sustainability? Are you interested in finding ways to strengthen our community while lessening our impact on the environment? Transition Jeff Park is a group forming to explore ways we can do just that.  By building connections within our community and supporting ways to reduce energy, reduce consumption and reduce waste, we can move towards sustainability at a local level.  By sharing resources, skills …